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How do you make friends when you have bad social skills? just confide in and befriend your coworkers?

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Dr. Susan Uhrich answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Practice your: Social skills. Like any other skill, it takes practice to get good at this. And get away from work. Dale carnegie courses or toastmasters could be helpful as could working with a therapist!

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Answered 9/7/2013

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